Tuesday, April 14, 2015

City Cyclists: Charles Saxon Original New Yorker Cover Art

Charles Saxon takes the time to note what is going by, but do his cyclists have the time to see what they are passing? Saxon captures the architectural grandeur and ambient light of these upscale homes so magnificently that the three bicyclists almost seem incidental. Note how deftly he handles the four receding planes of parked cars, cyclists, brownstones, and the high-rise. The auction gallery noted that this is "probably a New Yorker cover illustration," but the gallery's sound instincts failed to propel the price to anywhere near the artwork's true worth.

Charles Saxon, Framed original art, The New Yorker, June 17, 1985

Charles Saxon, Original art, The New Yorker, June 17, 1985
The Schwenke Group, September 29, 2013


Charles Saxon, Original art, The New Yorker, June 17, 1985

Charles Saxon, The New Yorker, June 17, 1985



Note:  There's a link for more posts about Charles Saxon and there's a link for more posts about original New Yorker cover art.  Go ahead, take your pick.

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